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David Lee Roth Detains Unwanted Visitor
yahoo news ^ | 5.1.03 | associated press

Posted on 05/01/2003 11:40:18 PM PDT by freepatriot32

PASADENA, Calif. - David Lee Roth (news) got an unwanted visitor when a man being chased by police climbed over a fence and tried to hide in the rock star's yard.

The former Van Halen frontman's publicist said Roth used a shotgun to hold the man at bay until police arrived, but police spokeswoman Janet Pope could not confirm that Wednesday.

"He was laying on the grass when our officers arrived," Pope said of the man arrested.

She said Charles Cooley, 47, was being pursued by officers responding to complaints of someone throwing rocks at windows around 2 a.m. Saturday. He was arrested for investigation of amphetamine possession.

Roth publicist Lathum Nelson said the singer stood on his second-floor balcony and pointed a shotgun on the intruder until officers arrived.

"Dave cornered the guy with his shotgun. ... When the cops got there, he put the gun away," Nelson said Wednesday.


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It's good to see not all celebritys are hiding behind arme body guards in gated communitys. does anyone here know what his stance is on the little people owning guns ? Is he closer to rosie o donell or charlton heston on the 2cd amendment for non celebrity ownership?
1 posted on 05/01/2003 11:40:18 PM PDT by freepatriot32
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To: freepatriot32

HEY! WATCH OUT WHERE YOU POINT THAT THING!

<|:)~

2 posted on 05/01/2003 11:48:30 PM PDT by martin_fierro (A v v n c v l v s M a x i m v s)
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To: freepatriot32
It could have been worse.

SHRILLARY! might have started to bitch him out.

3 posted on 05/01/2003 11:54:03 PM PDT by Rome2000 (Convicted felons for Kerry)
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To: freepatriot32
Was it Sammy Hagar?
4 posted on 05/02/2003 12:25:03 AM PDT by SoDak
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To: SoDak
No if it was sammy hagar he would have pulled the trigger not just held him there for the cops :-)
5 posted on 05/02/2003 10:33:17 AM PDT by freepatriot32 (Heaven is weary, of the hollow words Which States and Kingdoms utter when they talk of justice)
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To: *bang_list
Bang
6 posted on 05/02/2003 10:40:07 AM PDT by stainlessbanner
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To: freepatriot32
Gee, and I thought he was just a gigolo...
7 posted on 05/02/2003 10:41:05 AM PDT by absinthe
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""He was laying on the grass when our officers arrived," Pope said of the man arrested."

What was he laying? Eggs?

The man was LYING on the ground. Whether or not he had laid anything isn't said...

Michael

8 posted on 05/02/2003 10:44:33 AM PDT by Wright is right! (Have a profitable day!)
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To: absinthe
I see you are a true fan to remember that song from his solo days.....
9 posted on 05/02/2003 10:46:49 AM PDT by Baseballguy
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To: freepatriot32
Just think what Ted Nugent would have done !!


10 posted on 05/02/2003 10:49:10 AM PDT by unixfox (Close the borders, problems solved!)
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To: freepatriot32
"See, a gun is real easy,
In this desperate part of town,
Turns you from hunted into hunter,
Go and hunt somebody down."
12 posted on 05/02/2003 10:50:49 AM PDT by Wolfie
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To: absinthe
It's hard to dislike Diamond Dave. Or Sammy Hagar.
My kind of celebrities.....Big egos with a sense of humor. Eddie Van Halen, on the other hand, is just ego.
13 posted on 05/02/2003 10:50:59 AM PDT by okiesap
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To: martin_fierro
hahaha ...
14 posted on 05/02/2003 10:56:16 AM PDT by BunnySlippers
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To: okiesap
It's hard to dislike Diamond Dave. Or Sammy Hagar. My kind of celebrities.....Big egos with a sense of humor.

Very true; none of the grunge and rap guys seem to have anywhere as much fun on stage, either. I'm a bit surprised, though, that DLR has managed to keep his record clear of felonies - especially of the "controlled substance" nature. Perhaps he's slowed down a bit since the 1980s!

What's that line from Raiders of the Lost Ark? Something like: "It's not the years, it's the mileage." In Dave's case, it's both:


15 posted on 05/02/2003 11:09:03 AM PDT by Charles Martel
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To: Wright is right!
Are you calling him a liar?
16 posted on 05/02/2003 12:18:37 PM PDT by SoDak
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To: freepatriot32
Hey, NRA, we got your next President over here!
17 posted on 05/02/2003 12:20:12 PM PDT by CanisMajor2002 (Socialism abhors freedom. It requires the arrogance of few and the emasculation of all.)
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To: Wolfie
Dangnabbit, you beat me to the Mean Streets reference...
18 posted on 05/02/2003 12:25:38 PM PDT by HenryLeeII
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To: unixfox
Nugent would have held him at bay with a bow and arrow. He would have found that more sporting.
19 posted on 05/02/2003 12:26:42 PM PDT by King David
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To: freepatriot32
The reality is, is that Californian's own and pack more guns than any other state in America. Many times more....Many of the gun laws enacted by communist politicians go ignored, as most are more concerned for the safety of themselves and their families...

Good for you David Roth!

20 posted on 05/02/2003 12:28:33 PM PDT by Joe Hadenuf (i)
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